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ephippia

ephippia is the plural of ephippium.

Meaning of ephippium

Noun

ephippium (plural ephippia)

  1. A depression in the sphenoid bone; the pituitary fossa.
  2. A saddle-shaped cavity or pouch to contain the winter eggs, situated on the back of water fleas (Diplostraca spp.; Cladocera spp.)

Questions about ephippia

What is ephippia the plural of?
Ephippia is the plural of ephippium.

Words near ephippia in the dictionary

  1. ephi
  2. ephialtes
  3. ephialtoid
  4. ephidrosis
  5. Ephigenia
  6. ephippia
  7. ephippial
  8. ephippid
  9. ephippids
  10. ephippium
  11. ephod

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